I have a pretty good idea where this mountain is located, but I do not know what its name. So I’ll keep the location a bit vague, except to say that we got there by driving south from Ullapool, Scotland, then cutting west toward Torridon and eventually to Applecross, on the coast looking westward toward the Isle of Skye. The route passes all sorts of beautiful country — coastal bays, long valleys, lochs, tall peaks.
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This scene was on a corner near the place we stayed in the Ropewalks district of Liverpool this spring. We had gone out for a long walk and run into a bit of rain, perhaps obvious from the wet street and sidewalk. I think that the large figure on the wall is meant to look like a guy who is happy with his beer. But I think there is also something just a bit ominous about that unnatural grin on a figure towering above the street and peeking out between buildings.
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Our time on the Isle of Skye this past May combined visits to iconic locations. (I’m not against photographing icons that are new to me, or when conditions are extra special.) On this day we did a bit of both. Before we ended up here we had taken a long drive out to the tiny hamlet of Elgol. We returned, stopped for a quick dinner and then (the sun sets very late there in May) decided that Neist Point might be a reasonable objective.
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From what we could see, there don’t seem to be roads into the highest portions of the Scottish highlands. There are quite a few roads near to them, and it is common to find yourself driving up or down a river valley below the tall mountains, But actually getting into that high, rugged terrain seems to require walking in most areas. So we were surprised and happy to find ourselves headed over a pass on a road that took us quite high up.
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